Cebuano Adjectives

LESSON 4

Adjectives: Opposites

POSITIVE            NEGATIVE                 POSITIVE      NEGATIVE

1.     Duol…..               layu                              near….            far

2.     Mahal…..           barato                          expensive…   cheap

3.     Bag-o…..             daan                             new…             old

4.     Gwapa…             Maut/pangit              beautiful…     ugly

5.     Dako…..              gamay                         big…..             small

6.     Datu……              pobre                          rich…..           poor

7.     Puti……                itum                             white…          black

8.     Buotan..              maldita                       kind….           Unkind/mean

9.     Sayun…               lisud                             easy….           difficult

10.             tambok…     niwang                        fat….              thin

You can also form a negative word by adding the word “dili” before the positive adjective.

Examples:

           

dili + positive = negative

            Dili duol         =          layu (far)

            Dili mahal     =          barato(cheap)

            Dili bag-o      =          daan(old)

            Dili gwapa    =          pangit (ugly)

            Dili dako        =          gamay (small)

            Dili datu        =          pobre (poor)

            Dili puti          =          itum (black) or other color

            Dili buotan   =          maldita (unkind/mean)

            Dili sayun      =          lisud(difficult)

            Dili tambok  =          niwang (thin)

           

Examples of Sentences:  Pattern (Verb-Subject-Object)

1.  duol….layu                     near…far

·        Duol akong balay.  (Near, my, house)

My house is near.

Duol….           Near

akong..          my

            Balay…           house

·        Layu akong uyab. (Far, my,  girlfriend/boyfriend)

My girlfriend/boyfriend is far.

Layu….           Far

akong….        my

Uyab…           girlfriend/boyfriend

Or you can also change the pattern by using Subject-Object-Verb which is still correct and understood but not commonly used.

Ang akong uyab layu.  (My gf/bf is far)

2.  Mahal…Barato             expensive…cheap

·        Mahal ang balay. (expensive, a/the, house)

A house is expensive.

Mahal….        Expensive

Ang…             a/the

Ang balay…  a house/the house

·        Barato ang bugas. (cheap, a/the, rice)

Rice is cheap.

Barato….       Cheap

Ang…             a/the

Bugas….        Rice

3.     Bag-o…..            daan               new…                        old

·        Bag-o akong sinina. (new, my, dress)

My dress is new.

Bag-o….         new

Akong…         my

                        Sinina..          dress

·        Daan akong libro. (old, my, book)

My book is old.

                        Daan…           old

                        Akong…         my

                        Libro…           book

4.     Gwapa…            pangit                       beautiful…   ugly

·        Gwapa akong amiga. (beautiful, my, friend)

My friend is beautiful.

            Gwapa…       beautiful

            Akong….       My

            Amiga…         friend

·        Maut/Pangit  si Jane. (ugly, Jane)

Jane is ugly.

            Maut/pangit  ugly

            Si…                  an article used before a name

5.     Dako….. gamay                       big…..                        small

·        Dako akong tiyan. (big,my, stomach)

My stomach is big.

            Dako….          Big

            Akong….       My

            Tiyan…           stomach

·        Gamay akong kwarto. (small, my, room)

My room is small.

            Gamay…       small

            Akong…         my

            Kwarto…       room

6.     Datu…… pobre                                    rich…..           poor

·        Datu si Warren Buffet. (rich, si +name)

Warren Buffet is rich.

            Datu…            rich

            Si….                An article

·        Pobre si Angelita. (poor, si +name)

Angelita is poor.

            Pobre…         poor

           

7.     Puti……  itum                           white…         black

·        Puti si Cisco. (white, si +name)

Cisco is white.

Puti…             white

·        Itum si Kobe Bryant. (black, si + name)

Kobe Bryant is black.

Itum…            black

8.     Buotan.. maldita                     kind….           Unkind/mean

·        Buotan si Cisco. (kind, si + name)

Cisco is kind.

Buotan          kind

·        Maldita si Susan. (mean, si+name)

Susan is mean.

Maldita…      mean/unkind

9.     Sayun…  lisud                           easy….          difficult

·        Sayun ang Cebuano. (easy, a/the, Cebuano)

Cebuano is easy.

Sayun            ….        Easy

·        Lisud ang Chinese.             (difficult, a/the, Chinese)

Chinese is difficult.

10.           tambok…niwang   fat….              Thin

·        Tambok si Oprah.

Oprah is fat.

Tambok         fat

·        Niwang si Celine Dion.

Celine Dion is thin.

            Niwang          thin